Bottle.



PATENTED MAY 22, 1906. J. W. MOGOWAN. BOTTLE APPLIUATION FILED JULY 10, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1906.

Appleman med July 10,1905. serai No. 269.036.

T0 all whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOHN W. McGowAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of bottles commonly termed non-refillable bottles, and has for its object the providing of a bottle of novel construction whereby the opening of the bottle for decanting its contents will destroy the bottle for subsequent use; and the invention will be readily understood from the following description and claims, and from the drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved device. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same.

1 represents the body proper of the bottle.

2 is its neck.

3 is the stopper, which may be of cork or other suitable material or may consist of a plug of glass suitably cemented in or otherwise secured in the neck of the bottle. This stopper has a central longitudinal opening 4 taking therethrough. Atube 5 takes through and is secured in the stopper in said opening or hole 4, the tube 5 depending into the body of the bottle preferably to a point closely adjacent its bottom. There is atrap adjacent the bottom end of this tube. Thus the bottom of the tube is preferably bent slantingly downwardly from its lower open end 6, as shown at 7 for forming a curved part 8, thereby forming a trap 9. For forming an additional or upper trap the tube above the curve 8 is bent slantingly upwardly, as shown at 10, preferably parallel to the bent portion 7, merging into a curve 11, from which the tube is bent slantingly downwardly, as shown at 15, for forming an upper reversed trap 16, the said downwardly slantingly bent portion l5 of the tube merging into a curve 17 from which latter the tube takes upwardly into the stopper. As soon as liquid is received by the tube it will fill the trap 9 for, closing the trapv when the bottle is in upright position, thereby preventing admission of air into the bottle. When the bottle is reversed, with its neck projected downwardly, the trap 9 and open end 6 of the tube adjacent the bottom of the bottle will prevent flow or siphoning of the contents from the bottle.

The bottle may be originally filled before the stopper and tube have been inserted.

After filling the bottle the stopper and tube are inserted and the stopper secured in place. A cap 20 takes over the stopper and'forms a joint 21 with the neck'of the bottle, by which joint the cap is firmly secured to the bottle by cement or otherwise, firmly holding the stopper and tube in place against removal.

The tube is provided with a valve-seat 22, and the cap has a central opening 23 merging into ayalve-seat 24, registering longitudinally with the tube, and before placing of the cap on the bottle a valve 25 is dropped into the tube. The opening 23 is preferably serpentine in shape, its wall having a depression 26 and a lip 27, taking into the depression. For decanting the contents of the bottle a frangible spout 31 is provided, the said spout connecting at the side of the neck of the bottle with the interior of the bottle. This spout is made of glass and forms intimate union with or is integral with the'neck of the bottle and is closed throughout its length and atitsouter end 32. When the bottle is in upright position, the valve 25 takes against the valveseat 22 5 but when the bottle is tipped, with its vneck projected downwardly, for permitting goods to pass through the broken spout- 31. the valve will shift and take against the valveseat 24. When the valve is againstthe valve-seat 22, it will prevent the passage of goods into the bottle, and when the valve is against the valve-seat 24 it will prevent the passage of goods outwardly through the cap of the bottle, compelling decanting through the broken spout 31. When in decanting through the broken spout 21 excessive vacuum is formed in the bottle, so asto make decantingy through the spout difficult, the valve 25 will be forced from its seat 24, admitting air into the bottom of the bottle close to or above the level of the liquid when the bottle is tipped for decanting for creating an easy flow from the broken spout. If desired, the valve 25 may be forced home-and secured against the valve-seat 22 by cement orv in other manner.

After .the bottle has been filled, the stopper inserted, and the cap affixed the bottle is in sealed form against further filling and against removal of the contents. If now it is desired to remove the contents of the bottle, the spout 31 is broken at any desirable point of its length or at its ends, thereby destroying the bottle against further use as an original package.

Having thus fully described my invention,

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' ing a frangible closed spout communicating with the interior of said bottle and arranged to be broken for removing the contents of said bottle, substantially as described.

2. In a bottle, the combination, with its body and neck, of a stopper taking into said neck, said stopper having a central longitudinal opening therethrough, a hollow tube secured in said opening, said tube taking into the body of said bottle and extending to a point adjacent to the bottom of said bottle, said tube being reversely bent at its bottom for forming a trap at the bottom of said tube, and a cap taking over said stopper and secured to said neck for sealing said stopper in said neck, said bottle having a frangible closed spout arranged to be broken for removal of the contents of said bottle, substantially as described.

3. In a bottle, the combination, with its body and neck7 of a stopper taking into said neck, said stopper` having a central longitudinal hole therethrough, a hollow tube secured in said hole in said stopper, said tube taking into the body of said bottle, said tube having a slanting part extending downwardly from its lower open end, at the bottom of Which slanting part said tube has an upwardly-extending curve for forming a trap at the lower end of said tube, a cap taking over said stopper and secured to said neck for sealing said stop er in said neck, said bottle having a frangible c osed spout arranged to be broken for removal of the contents of said bottle, said tube having a valve-seat, said cap having a central openin'g merging into a second valve-seat registering longitudinally with said tube, and a valve in said tube adapted to reciprocate between and engage said valveseats, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have subscribed my name hereto in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN W. MCGOWAN.

Witnesses:

B. A. HULsWITT, A. F. I-IERBsLEB. 

